[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Rāma story (Vālmīki and later versions)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana) › [The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) › 2.66.43 # The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki 2.66.43 Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa 2.66.43 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.66.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.43) tam apaśyan priyaṃ putraṃ mahīpālo mahāyaśāḥ putraśokaparidyūnaḥ pañcatvam upapedivān > He questioned thus: and she began > To tell her deeds and crafty plan. > Deceitful-hearted, fond, and blind > As is the way of womankind: > 'No Bráhman's wealth has Ráma seized, > No dame his wandering fancy pleased; > His very eyes he ne'er allows > To gaze upon a neighbour's spouse, > But when I heard the monarch planned > To give the realm to Ráma's hand, > I prayed that Ráma hence might flee, > And claimed the throne, my son, for thee. > The king maintained the name he bare, > And did according to my prayer. > And Ráma, with his brother, sent, > And Sítá, forth to banishment. > When his dear son was seen no more, > The lord of earth was troubled sore: > Too feeble with his grief to strive, > He joined the elemental Five. > Up then, most dutiful! maintain > The royal state, arise, and reign. > For thee, my darling son, for thee > All this was planned and wrought by me. > Come, cast thy grief and pain aside, > With manly courage fortified. > This town and realm are all thine own, > And fear and grief are here unknown. > Come, with Vas'ishtha's guiding aid, > And priests in ritual skilled > Let the king's funeral dues be paid, > And every claim fulfilled. > Perform his obsequies with all > That suits his rank and worth, > Then give the mandate to install > Thyself as lord of earth.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse - [Previous: 2.66.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.42) - [Next: 2.66.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.44) - [Up: 2.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66) ## Translations (1) - [The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki~en-griffith.2.72.p13) — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Critical edition, Ayodhyā- and Araṇyakāṇḍa (revised e-text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki*crit-revised.2.66.43) — Sanskrit - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki*southern.2.66.43) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.43) · Pramāṇa